לְ/בַ֣עַל — Proverbs 18:9 Hebrew Word Study

לְ/בַ֣עַל

𐤋/𐤁𐤏𐤋

levaal

to master-of

from בָּעַל; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense); [phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath it, have, [phrase] horseman, husband, lord, man, [phrase] married, master, person, [phrase] sworn, they of.

H1167

Proverbs 18:9 · Word #6

Lexicon `H1167`

Lemma	בַּעַל
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤁𐤏𐤋
Transliteration	baʻal
Strong's	H1167
In-context	to master-of

Morphology `HR/Ncmsc` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`c` — Common — Common noun
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular
State	`c` — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 `H1187-01`

to the Master

Root	בעל (b-ʿ-l)
Core Meanings	ownership, mastery, possession, lordship, marital authority
Semantic Range	lord, master, owner, husband, possessor, chief; as a proper noun, the Canaanite deity Baal
Conceptual Significance	בַּעַל conveys the concept of ownership and authority, whether in household, social, or religious contexts. As a title for a deity (Baal), it represents rival claims of lordship in Israel’s history, contrasting with YHWH’s exclusive covenantal sovereignty.
Morphological Notes	Preposition לְ ("to/for") prefixed to either a proper noun (Np) "Baal" or a masculine singular construct noun (Ncmsc) בַּעַל. Masculine singular form; no pronominal suffix.
Rendering Rationale	The preposition לְ indicates direction or belonging ("to/for"), and בַּעַל is a masculine singular noun meaning "master, lord, owner," or as a proper name "Baal." Rendering it "to the Master" preserves the root sense of ownership and authority while accurately reflecting the masculine singular form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root בעל (ownership, mastery, possession, lordship, marital authority)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H1167-07`	baal	master-owner (masculine singular)
`H1167-02`	baal	Baʿal-Ḥanan (Master-of-Grace)
`H1167-14`	baal	Master
`H1167-12`	baal	master-lord (masculine singular)
`H1167-11`	baal	master-owner (masculine singular); in construct: master-of; as proper plural: the Baals
`H1167-10`	baal	master-owner (masculine singular)
`H1167-05`	baal	master-owner (masculine singular)
`H1167-03`	baal	master
`H1167-04`	baal	master
`H1167-06`	baal	master-owner (masculine singular)
`H1167-01`	baal	master-owner (masculine singular)
`H1167-13`	baal	master-owner (masculine singular)
`H1167-08`	baal	Master of the North
`H1167-09`	baal	master (masculine singular)
`H1173-01`	baalah	Mistress (place-name)
`H1172-03`	baalat	mistress-of (feminine singular construct)
`H1172-02`	baalat	Mistress of the Well
`H1172-01`	baalat	Mistress (feminine singular; "Mistress-of" in construct)
`H5939-01`	baalatah	Baalah ("Lady-Mistress")
`H1166-01`	baaleti	I have become master / husband
`H1167-15`	baaley	masters of
`H1166-02`	baalu	they became masters
`H1168-01`	babaal	by Baal (the Master-Lord)
`H1167-16`	baelah	her master-husband
`H1167-17`	baelah	her master-husband
`H1167-18`	baeleyhen	their masters
`H1180-02`	baeli	my Master-Lord
`H1167-19`	bealayv	his masters
`H1167-20`	bealeyha	her masters
`H1166-03`	bealunu	they have mastered us
`H1169-01`	beel	master of
`H1169-02`	beel	master of
`H1078-01`	bel	Bel, the Lord-Master
`H1166-04`	beulah	a husbanded woman
`H1166-05`	beulat	a married (mastered) woman of
`H1176-05`	bevaal	at Master-of-the-Settlement (Baal-Hazor)
`H1176-06`	bevaal	in Baal, Master-of-the-Fly
`H1176-03`	bevaal	Baal-of-Breakings-Through
`H1176-02`	bevaal	at Master-of-the-Palm
`H1176-04`	bevaal	in Baal–Master-of-the-Fly
`H1176-01`	bevaal	at Baʿal, Master-of-Peor
`H1167-21`	bivealayv	among his masters
`H856-01`	etebaal	Ethbaal ("With-Baal")
`H1168-02`	habaal	the Master-Lord (Baal)
`H1173-02`	habaalah	the Lady-Owner (Baalah)
`H1168-03`	habealim	the Master-Lords (the Baals)
`H1168-04`	labaal	to the Master (Baal)
`H1168-05`	labealim	to the Baal-lords
`H1187-02`	levaal	to the Master of Peor
`H1167-22`	levaeleyhen	to their master-husbands
`H1167-23`	livealayv	to his masters
`H1167-24`	livealeyha	her masters
`H1171-02`	mibaal	from Baal-Gad (Lord-Master of Fortune)
`H1171-01`	mibaal	from Baal (the Lord-Master place)
`H1173-03`	mibaalah	from Lady-Baʿalah
`H1167-26`	mibaaley	from the masters of
`H1167-25`	mibaaley	from the Masters-of-Yehudah
`H1167-27`	mibealayv	from his masters
`H1166-06`	tibael	she shall be husbanded
`H1167-31`	uvaal	and master-of
`H1167-30`	uvaal	and master of
`H1167-29`	uvaal	and master (m.s.)
`H1167-28`	uvaal	and master of
`H1191-01`	uvaalat	and Mistress-town (Baalath)
`H1167-32`	uvaaley	and masters of
`H1166-07`	uvealah	and he became husband to her
`H1166-08`	uvealetah	and you shall husband her
`H1183-01`	uvealeyah	and Yah‑is‑Master
`H1175-01`	uvealot	and Beʿaloth (Mistress-places)
`H1167-34`	vaal	Master-of-Peor
`H1167-35`	vaal	Master-of-Covenant
`H1167-36`	vaal	master (masculine singular; in construct: master of)
`H1167-33`	vaal	master (masculine singular; in construct, 'master of …'); also Baal ('the Master')
`H5929-06`	vaaley	and masters of
`H5929-05`	vaaley	masters of
`H1168-06`	vabaal	by Baʿal (the Master-Lord)
`H5921-59`	vealeyha	her masters
`H1166-09`	veulah	a husband-possessed woman
`H1166-10`	veulat	a mastered-wife of
`H1166-11`	voalayikhe	your master-husbands
`H1166-12`	yiveal	he will become husband-master
`H1166-13`	yivealukhe	they will become husbands to you

Word Usage (83 occurrences of H1167)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 14:13	בַּעֲלֵ֥י	baaley	lords of
Genesis 20:3	בָּֽעַל	baal	to a husband
Genesis 37:19	בַּ֛עַל	baal	master
Genesis 49:23	בַּעֲלֵ֥י	baaley	the archers
Exodus 21:3	בַּ֤עַל	baal	husband
Exodus 21:22	בַּ֣עַל	baal	the husband
Exodus 21:28	וּ/בַ֥עַל	uvaal	but the owner
Exodus 21:29	בִּ/בְעָלָי/ו֙	bivealayv	to its owner
Exodus 21:29	בְּעָלָ֖י/ו	bealayv	its owner
Exodus 21:34	בַּ֤עַל	baal	the owner
Exodus 21:34	לִ/בְעָלָ֑י/ו	livealayv	to its owner
Exodus 21:36	בְּעָלָ֑י/ו	bealayv	owners-his
Exodus 22:7	בַּֽעַל	baal	owner
Exodus 22:10	בְּעָלָ֖י/ו	bealayv	the owner of it
Exodus 22:11	לִ/בְעָלָֽי/ו	livealayv	to-its-owner
Exodus 22:13	בְּעָלָ֥י/ו	bealayv	its owner
Exodus 22:14	בְּעָלָ֥י/ו	bealayv	its owner
Exodus 24:14	בַ֥עַל	vaal	has
Leviticus 21:4	בַּ֣עַל	baal	a husband
Numbers 21:28	בַּעֲלֵ֖י	baaley	lords of
Deuteronomy 15:2	בַּ֨עַל֙	baal	creditor/master
Deuteronomy 22:22	בַּ֗עַל	baal	to a husband
Deuteronomy 24:4	בַּעְלָ֣/הּ	baelah	her-husband
Joshua 24:11	בַּעֲלֵֽי	baaley	lords-of
Judges 9:2	בַּעֲלֵ֣י	baaley	lords of
Judges 9:3	בַּעֲלֵ֣י	baaley	lords of
Judges 9:6	בַּעֲלֵ֤י	baaley	lords of
Judges 9:7	בַּעֲלֵ֣י	baaley	lords of
Judges 9:18	בַּעֲלֵ֣י	baaley	lords
Judges 9:20	בַּעֲלֵ֥י	baaley	lords of
Judges 9:20	מִ/בַּעֲלֵ֤י	mibaaley	from-lords of
Judges 9:23	בַּעֲלֵ֣י	baaley	lords of
Judges 9:23	בַעֲלֵי	vaaley	lords of
Judges 9:24	בַּעֲלֵ֣י	baaley	lords of
Judges 9:25	בַעֲלֵ֨י	vaaley	the lords of
Judges 9:26	בַּעֲלֵ֥י	baaley	lords of
Judges 9:39	בַּעֲלֵ֣י	baaley	the lords of
Judges 9:46	בַּעֲלֵ֖י	baaley	lords of
Judges 9:47	בַּעֲלֵ֖י	baaley	the leaders of
Judges 9:51	בַּעֲלֵ֣י	baaley	lords-of
Judges 19:22	בַּ֣עַל	baal	master of
Judges 19:23	בַּ֣עַל	baal	master
Judges 20:5	בַּעֲלֵ֣י	baaley	the lords of
1 Samuel 23:11	בַעֲלֵי֩	vaaley	citizens of
1 Samuel 23:12	בַּעֲלֵ֧י	baaley	the men of
2 Samuel 1:6	וּ/בַעֲלֵ֥י	uvaaley	and masters of
2 Samuel 11:26	בַּעְלָֽ/הּ	baelah	her husband
2 Samuel 21:12	בַּעֲלֵ֖י	baaley	men of
2 Kings 1:8	בַּ֣עַל	baal	owner
Isaiah 1:3	בְּעָלָ֑י/ו	bealayv	its master's
Isaiah 16:8	בַּעֲלֵ֤י	baaley	lords
Isaiah 41:15	בַּ֖עַל	baal	having
Isaiah 50:8	בַ֥עַל	vaal	master
Jeremiah 37:13	בַּ֣עַל	baal	captain
Joel 1:8	בַּ֥עַל	baal	the husband
Nahum 1:2	וּ/בַ֣עַל	uvaal	and-lord
Proverbs 1:17	בַּ֥עַל	baal	possessor
Proverbs 1:19	בְּעָלָ֣י/ו	bealayv	of its possessors
Proverbs 3:27	מִ/בְּעָלָ֑י/ו	mibealayv	from its owners
Proverbs 12:4	בַּעְלָ֑/הּ	baelah	her husband
Proverbs 16:22	בְּעָלָ֑י/ו	bealayv	to its possessors
Proverbs 17:8	בְעָלָ֑י/ו	vealayv	its owner
Proverbs 18:9	לְ/בַ֣עַל	levaal	to master-of
Proverbs 22:24	בַּ֣עַל	baal	owner
Proverbs 23:2	בַּ֖עַל	baal	a master of
Proverbs 24:8	בַּֽעַל	baal	master
Proverbs 29:22	וּ/בַ֖עַל	uvaal	and a master of
Proverbs 31:11	בַּעְלָ֑/הּ	baelah	of her husband
Proverbs 31:23	בַּעְלָ֑/הּ	baelah	her husband
Proverbs 31:28	בַּ֝עְלָ֗/הּ	baelah	her husband
Job 31:39	בְּעָלֶ֣י/הָ	bealeyha	of its owners
Ecclesiastes 5:10	לִ/בְעָלֶ֔י/הָ	livealeyha
Ecclesiastes 5:12	לִ/בְעָלָ֖י/ו	livealayv
Ecclesiastes 7:12	בְעָלֶֽי/הָ	vealeyha
Ecclesiastes 8:8	בְּעָלָֽי/ו	bealayv
Ecclesiastes 10:11	לְ/בַ֖עַל	levaal	for the master of
Ecclesiastes 10:20	וּ/בַ֥עַל	uvaal	and possessor-of
Ecclesiastes 12:11	בַּעֲלֵ֣י	baaley	masters of
Esther 1:17	בַּעְלֵי/הֶ֖ן	baeleyhen	their husbands
Esther 1:20	לְ/בַעְלֵי/הֶ֔ן	levaeleyhen	to-their-husbands
Daniel 8:6	בַּ֣עַל	baal	that had
Daniel 8:20	בַּ֣עַל	baal	having
Nehemiah 6:18	בַּעֲלֵ֤י	baaley	lords of

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Lexicon H1167

Morphology HR/Ncmsc All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H1187-01

Words from Root בעל (ownership, mastery, possession, lordship, marital authority)

Word Usage (83 occurrences of H1167)

Lexicon `H1167`

Morphology `HR/Ncmsc` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H1187-01`